Chamber of Commerce

From the Chamber.....

Discover Durant, the City of Magnolias, the Gateway to Lake Texoma, the home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Great Choctaw Nation. We are blessed to be located in "God's Country". Durant's high quality and affordable family valued lifestyle is located a convenient 90 miles north of Dallas on Highway 75 and 150 miles southeast and south from both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Come and experience our hospitality and storng sense of community while enjoying our recreation and entertainment.

Recreational opportunities are abundant on beautiful Lake Texoma, offering an abundance of water sports. It is only 15 minutes from Durant and has 89,000 acres of water to enjoy. With the varied activities and numerous combinations, Lake Texoma can make anyone's vacation the ultimate experience.

Don't forget to include historic Fort Washita in your agenda as well. Fort Washita is located 15 miles northwest of Durant on 3348 State Road 199. Find out more about Fort Washita by calling (580) 924-6502 or online at www.okhistory.org.

The City of Durant hosts its annual event, the Magnolia Festival, on the weekend following Memorial Day. This year's Magnolia Festival is May 29 - June 1, 2014. The festival is a four night, four day event filed with fun and entertainment. For more information on this event visit the web site at www.magnoliafestival.com.

Durant is also home to many other great attractions such as the Three Valley Museum, the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, and historic downtown Durant.

The basis of a great education begins with the Durant Public School System. With three elementary schools, Durant Intermediate School, Durant Middle School and Durant High School, you can be sure that your children will receive the best education possible.

Durant has some of the best post-secondary educational opportunities available anywhere. Durant is home to a top-ranked vocational-technical school — Kiamichi Technology Center — and an outstanding four-year university in Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The picturesque campus of Southeastern is known as the "Campus Of A Thousand Magnolias."

The future certainly continues to look bright for Durant, a community with small town charm and big city opportunities for its citizens.

For vacation or relocation packets on the Durant area, call the Durant Area Chamber of Commerce at (580) 924-0848 or email director@durantchamber.org.